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CHEESE MAKING APPARATUS. No. 283,250. Patented Aug. 14, 1883.

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UNITED STATES IOFFEEO scorr JENKS, OF oHESHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND HENRY w; MILLAR, oE UTICA, NEW YO K, ASSIGNORS T SAID JENKS, ANn-oHARLEs a HENRY- w. MILLAR, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

" CHEESE-MAKING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming A To all whom, it may concern:

. Be it known that we, SCOTT JENKS, of Cheshire, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, and HENRY W. MILLAR, of Utica, Oneida county, New York, citizens of the 'United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cheese-Making Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to apparatus for maro nipulating curd cutters and agitators in the art Tersingthe vats simultaneously in one direc-. tion; second, to allow the cutters or agitators of a Series of vats to be impelled rotarily and reciprocally in opposite directions at the same timefljand, third, to so construct the vertical rotating shafts, which carry the cutters, that one or more of said cutters of a series of cutters maybe disengaged from its bearings-as,

for instance, when its appropriate vat or pan 3 isnotinuse. i

The invention isdesigned as an improvement, upon the device set forth in patent granted to Scott J enks, one of these joint inventors',November 7, 1882, No. 267,211, and

. 3,5 it is fully illustrated in the accompanying.

drawings, which form a part of this Specification, and in which- Figure l is a plan view illustrating three vats, the cutters of each being operated by a 4 single shaft mounted above the center vat;

Fig. 2, a plan view of a similar series, the cutters of each being operated from a single shaft, andall hung upon a rigid frame; Fig. 3, a

' plan view of a similar arrangement with chain and sprocket connections substituted for the rigidframe. Fig. 4 is an elevation with the "at or pan in section, showing a bevel-gear connection between the horizontal power-shaft and the rotary suspension-shaft, which carries part of Letters Patent No. 283,250, dated August 14, 1883. Application filed February 9, 1883. (No model.)

the cutters; Fig. 5, an enlarged face view of such bevelrgear connections, showing the conswath made by the cutters. In an application filed of even date herewith the cutters made two swaths to accommodate a larger pan or vat, andinthe' present application the con struction and advantages set forth in the patout are multiplied- -that is to say, the reciprocating rotating cutters are used in series, and all are operated from a single shaft.

Referring to the drawings, ,in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures, A indicates the vats, each of which is provided with the ordinary heating-pipes, a.

13 indicates the pendent cutter-frame, carrying the curd-cutters b, and. said frame is removably secured to the lower portion of the removable portion of the rotating suspensionshaft 0, as shown. This portion of said; shaft is connected to the upper portion byginclined joint G and hooks c, which engage lugs or,pins c Ears c are provided on each portion, and

through perforations in these ears operates a bolt, 0 having a collar, 0 and an operatingprojection, 0 A spiral spring, bearing between thecollar c and box 0*, serves to hold with a constant force the bolt 0 in looking position in the perforated ears 0. This construction allows the ready disengagement of either of the curdfcutters in the series when desired as, forinstance, when one of the vatsor pans is being drawn off or is not in use, and when .such disengagement hastaken place the remaining portion of the suspension rotary shaft 0 revolves and reciprocates idly.

Referring to Figs. 4, 5, and 6, at the upper portion of the shaft 0 is jointed or swiveled a I section carrying a gear, 0, having a beveled portion which meshes with the beveledgear J, which has an internal lug which traverses and r'eciprocatesin a longitudinal groove, *5,

in the shaft I. This gear. has also a cylindrical gear portion, J which meshes with the rack-bar K, and the shaft of this said gear 0 is journaled in a carriage, D, which traverses theshaft I. This carriage D holds the gears .J O in constant mesh, and as the power-shaft is rotated by means of pulley f and power-con nections the gear 0 is made to traverse the rack in one direction, at the same time rotating the cutters until the belt is tripped or shifted by the carriage D striking one of the triggers, m, on the sliding rod M, as is fully eX-' plained in the patent hereinbefore referred to.

This construction of operating devices we prefer to applyto either of the arrangements of connecting devices shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3; but these said connecting devices with other vats may be used with equal efficiency in connection with the screw-rod F. f

In Flg.l"WB show three vats, A, the cutters forthe center one being operated by a screw-rod, F, having pulley attachment f. To the carriage D, which is forced to traverse the longitudinal plane of the vat or pan, are secured ropes d, which, passing through proper pulleys, d, in opposite directions, are in turn secured to the side carriages, D hence when the carriage D is making its traverse in the direction shown by the arrow thecarriages D are making their traverse in an opposite direction. Each of the carriages carriesthe traversing-pinion c, which, engaging the rack-bar K, causes the rotation of the cutter-shaft and cutters. In Fig. 2 we illustrate a rigid frame, G, which connects all thecarriages of the series; but in other respects the operation is the same, except that the several carriages move together in the same direction. In Fig. 3 is shown another and different arrange ment. Upon the shaft which carries the rackengaging pinion 0, above and below the horizontal plane of said rack, is secured a sprocketwheel, 72, and endless chains H II connect with similar sprockets, h, upon the vertical suspension-shafts O of the side cutters, or the cutters which operate in the side vats respectively. A detached View, Fig. 7, fully illustrates this part of the invention, and it will be observed that in this construction all the carriages move together 1n the same direction.

and all of these constructions forthe purpose of stopping the carriages when they have completed their traverse in one direction, and starting them on their return traverse or reciprocathe essential features of which will be readilyg The belt-shifting rod and triggers M m are used in each understood from the foregoing description,

vious to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is e 1. In an apparatus for cutting and agitating curd in the art of making cheese, a series of suspension rotary'shafts carrying cutters or agitators, combined with a single actuating power-shaft, and with means, substantially as described, for imparting to each cutter-shaft a rotary motion, and to said cutter-shafts reciprocating motions, as and for the purposes specified.

2. In an apparatus for cutting and agitating curd in the art of making cheese, a series of suspension rotary shafts carrying cutters or agitators, combinedwith a single actuating power-shaft, and with means, substantially as described, for imparting to each cutter-shaft a rotary motion, and to said cutter-shafts a reciprocating motion simultaneously in the same direction, as and for the purpose specified.

3. In an apparatus for cutting and agitating curd in the manufacture of cheese, and'in combination with a series of pans or vats arranged 5 substantially as shown, a series of rack-bars,

a corresponding number of suspension rotary shafts carrying cutters or agitators,'an'd each shaft carrying a pinion adapted to engage and traverse its appropriate rack-bar, carriages :00

supporting said rotating shafts, rigid connecfor securing or removing one or more of the cutters at will, as set forth.

5. In a cheese-making apparatus, and in com bination with a rotary shaft carrying acutter or agitator, and having a beveled gear,'with cylindrical portion j, a longitudinal]y-grooved power-shaft, a feathered beveled gear operat ing loosely thereon, a traversing-carriage for holding-the gears in mesh with each other, and the gear 0 in mesh with a longitudinal 12o rack-bar, substantially as described.

6. In a cheese-making apparatus, and in combination with a series of suspension rotary shafts carrying cutters or agitators, and connections therefrom, with a central carriage, a power-shaft having a longitudinal groove, a feathered beveled gear revolving with and loosely traversing said power-shaft, a gearwheel having a bevel and a cylindrical gearsurface, and a longitudinal rack-bar, substan- 13o tially as described.

'7 The shaft 0, made in sections and having inclined joint 0 the perforated ears 0', box 0*, hooks 0, pins 0 bolt 0 0 c and spring 0 all purpose specified.

8. The power'shaft I, having longitudinal groove 2', the carriages D and D, the loose 5 bevel-gear J, the gear 0, the rotary shaft 0, and connections, all arranged and combined to operate as set forth.

constructed and arranged as set forth, for the 9. In combination with a series of rotating suspension-bars carrying cutters or agitators 10 B b, and pinions G, .the raek-bars-K,carriages D and D and the bevel-gears journaled therein, the gear J, having internal lug, and the power-shaft I, having longitudinal groove 1',

all arranged and operating as and for the purposes set forth. I 5

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SCOTT JENKS. HENRY W. MILLAR.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM M. DAVIES, CLARENCE H. RosE. 

